Hello, my name is Jason Smith. I am a painter living in Arizona. I have a wife named Willow and several pet rocks. Below you can read more about my work.

My work seeks to tell a story or give the impression about something subconsciously. To me color and form are crucial in my work. When I work on a piece, I freely use form and objects to ground my subject and suggest what the viewer might see in the mind's eye. The artwork created in my childhood is very important to me because when we are young, the thought process is unburdened by convention and is largely personal and unspoiled. I try to bring this into my working process and ignore the baggage in my mind to create a free flow of consciousness. My desire is for all the parts in my work to come together supporting the idea as a whole, while giving individual stories in the margins.

Another aspect of my work deals with raw emotions and I use color to convey this. To me color is like the key in music that sets the underlying mood of a song. I pick colors that would not normally come together to set the mood in my artwork. My desire is to have the viewer respond emotionally and the response I seek to convey is both part of the work and independent of what is being represented. To me, this is like the 3rd dimension; going beyond what is both seen to what is felt at a very primal level. I feel we as human beings don't have full control of this response. The mental image you create cannot perceive itself. So you must ask yourself, what perceives the mental image? This is what I believe makes each response so unique.

2004 B.F.A. Painting, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2011 Artlink Gallery at Heritage Square | Phoenix, AZ
2011 Shape Shifter | After Hours Gallery | Phoenix, AZ
2007 The Art of Jason Smith | Windup Gallery | Mesa, AZ

Selected Group Exhibitions

2009 Art Auction, Medical Foundation for the Victims of Torture | London, UK
2009 Sandra Lee Gallery | San Francisco, CA
2008 New Art 08 |Hotel Des Arts | San Francisco, CA
2007 ¡Viva El Color! | Phoenix Home and Garden | Phoenix, AZ
2004 Gallery 100 | Arizona State University | Tempe, AZ